Sonnet 2: Friendship
How cold does the bite of loneliness sting?
How silent is its bite, how deep its wound?
A frosty wind that makes you pray for spring,
How can you fight the chill of the loner?
But a smile from a friend warms the chilled heart
A smile warmer than any summer day
A friendship is greater than works of art
A friendship saves the soul from its decay
Can you compare your friendship to great wealth?
Can you start to count it as you do coins?
Is it as precious as life or as health?
How can you measure all of friendships joys?
Count it in the years you spend as brothers
Measure in the tears you shed for one other